Media Regulation Governance and the Interests of Citizens and Consumers (PDF)

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Synopsis

"An exemplary study of how media regulation works (and, by implication, how it could work better) set within a wider discussion of democratic theory and political values. It will be of interest not only to students and scholars but to people around the world grappling with the same problem: the need to regulate markets, and the difficulty of doing this well."
- James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London

In Media Regulation, two leading scholars of the media examine the challenges of regulation in the global mediated sphere. This book explores the way that regulation affects the relations between government, the media and communications market, civil society, citizens and consumers. Drawing on theories of governance and the public sphere, the book critically analyzes issues at the heart of today's media, from the saturation of advertising to burdens on individuals to control their own media literacy.
Peter Lunt and Sonia Livingstone incisively lay bare shifts in governance and the new role of the public sphere which implicate self-regulation, the public interest, the role of civil society and the changing risks and opportunities for citizens and consumers. It is essential reading to understand the forces that are reshaping the media landscape.

Book details

Author:
Peter Lunt, Sonia Livingstone
ISBN:
9781446253960
Related ISBNs:
9780857025692, 9780857025708, 9781446253441, 9781446292006
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2017-05-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
SAGE Publications 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies